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Papa‘Iloa Beach

4.6★ · 218 Google ratings · Haleiwa, Hawaii

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Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Fills up early
Walk
60 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
None reported
Water
80°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
175 yd from the water to the back

How we know this

Map of Papa‘Iloa Beach
Aerial map of Papa‘Iloa Beach
USGS 2011 orthoimagery.
Guide

Good to know

Go on a weekday for solitude
The beach rarely crowds, making it ideal for quiet walks, picnics, and sunsets.
Visit for sea turtle spotting
Visitors consistently report seeing multiple turtles, especially when rocks with seaweed are visible.
Little shade reported
Visitors mention there is not much shade here.Mentioned by 4 visitors · 2017–2026
Arrive early for parking
The lot holds only 6-10 spots and fills quickly, especially on weekends.
Expect strong waves and deep sand
The beach slopes steeply, with rough surf and soft sand that tires legs quickly.
Conditions

How it is right now

Air
77°F · overcast
Water
80°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
5.4 ft · 10 s apart
Wind
12 mph from the ESE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
8 peak today
TimeTideHeight
00:13High tide
04:20Low tide
12:44High tide
18:48Low tide

Last updated Sep 7, 6:23 AM.

Practical

Plan your visit

📍 Haleiwa, HI 96712
🌊 Water 60 ft away, under a minute walk
Google Maps · Google Earth
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Questions

Common questions

How far is the walk to the water at Papa‘Iloa Beach?
60 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Papa‘Iloa Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.

Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.